This week’s roundup comes to you from my now semi empty apartment after a long day of moving. Here are the stories that caught my eye this week. Have a great weekend. RT: @Lampo Illinois Arts Council FY10 budget is just $8M compared to $19.4M in FY07 – budget has plummeted more than 58% in three years. James Brown was seriously bad ass . I wish I had half of his moves. (via The Barstool Romantic) MCA’s chief curator, Elizabeth Smith, steps down Vogue takes a look inside Cindy She

Oh, please-- please tell me you're joking with this crap: When it comes to the sham that is the Boston Red Sox's championship legacy during the 21st century, it's about the New York Yankees. It's always been about the Yankees with the Red Sox. More specifically, it's always been about Yogi Berra's quote for the ages regarding the Red Sox toward his Yankees: "They'll never beat us." And they haven't. Not legitimately. Especially not given the latest news that David Ortiz and Man

Board shorts are a great article of clothing when you’re out in the beach surfing, skimboarding, swimming, or just lounging in the sand. They’re known for being lightweight and breathable, so when you’re out in water it does not feel like your shorts are weighing you down. Best of all, most, if not all, board shorts dry very quickly. This is an awesome feature to have when you’re transitioning from the water to land and want to get yourself dry as soon as possible. I own 2 pairs of Billabong bo

Forget Wikipedia. Forget Encyclopedia Brittanica. Forget your Physics professor, and his odd ability to recite every car ever made since 1901. This is going to be an in-your-face and in-depth analysis on one of the most prominent and well known Japanese sports cars of the 1990’s. And unlike my BNR32 GT-R N1 post, this will be more of a test drive, and a heavy duty knowledge dose, if you will. So sit back, put on your glasses, pull out your pipe, stir that tea, and get ready for a thrilling rea

Let Pete Rose Into the Hall of Fame by Sam CanaleThere has been a lot of talk and controversy lately about Bud Selig considering lifting Pete Rose’s ban from Baseball. Now, here is my take.I believe that Pete Rose should be let back into baseball. I believe he is also worthy of being in the hall of fame. One reason is that, I believe he has done nothing wrong. He did not enhance his performance in any way, shape, or form. Yes, he did break the rules, but all of his hits came off of pure